diff --git a/scripts/eressea/autoseed.lua b/scripts/eressea/autoseed.lua
index d0f83b6d3..2441c7079 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/autoseed.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/autoseed.lua
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ local autoseed = {}
 -- minimum required resources in the 7-hex neighborhood:
 local peasants = 10000
 local trees = 800
+-- minimum resources in the region itself:
+local min_peasants = 2000
 -- number of starters per region:
 local per_region = 2
     
@@ -23,11 +25,13 @@ local function select_regions(regions, peasants, trees)
     local sel = {}
     for r in regions do
         if not r.plane and r.terrain~="ocean" and not r.units() then
-            sp = score(r, "peasant")
-            st = score(r, "tree")
-            if sp >= peasants then
-                if st >= trees then
-                    table.insert(sel, r)
+            if r:get_resource("peasant") >= min_peasants then
+                sp = score(r, "peasant")
+                st = score(r, "tree")
+                if sp >= peasants then
+                    if st >= trees then
+                        table.insert(sel, r)
+                    end
                 end
             end
         end
diff --git a/src/kernel/curse.c b/src/kernel/curse.c
index 612127182..d545bfd71 100644
--- a/src/kernel/curse.c
+++ b/src/kernel/curse.c
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ static void cunhash(curse * c)
     }
 }
 
+curse *cfindhash(int i)
+{
+    curse *old;
+
+    for (old = cursehash[i % MAXENTITYHASH]; old; old = old->nexthash)
+        if (old->no == i)
+            return old;
+    return NULL;
+}
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* at_curse */
 void curse_init(attrib * a)
diff --git a/src/kernel/curse.h b/src/kernel/curse.h
index c78e43405..534a936e3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/curse.h
+++ b/src/kernel/curse.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ extern "C" {
     void ct_register(const curse_type *);
     void ct_checknames(void);
 
+    curse *cfindhash(int i);
     curse *findcurse(int curseid);
 
     void curse_init(struct attrib *a);
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.c b/src/kernel/unit.c
index a95dbe4cb..455c789ac 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.c
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ int newunitid(void)
     start_random_no = random_unit_no;
 
     while (ufindhash(random_unit_no) || dfindhash(random_unit_no)
+        || cfindhash(random_unit_no)
         || forbiddenid(random_unit_no)) {
         random_unit_no++;
         if (random_unit_no == MAX_UNIT_NR + 1) {